Frontline (1983)
Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
- Ric Esther Bienstock
- Neil Docherty
- David Fanning
Stars:
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Episode 1 - Waco: the Inside Story
Release Date: 1995-10-17FRONTLINE investigates the April 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas. With access to secret government documents, audio and videotapes, correspondent Peter Boyer of "The New Yorker" probes the untold story of the fierce political infighting inside the FBI's Waco command center and in the corridors of power at the Justice Department in Washington.
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Episode 2 - The Search for Satan
Release Date: 1995-10-24 -
Episode 3 - High Stakes in Cyberspace
Release Date: 1995-10-31 -
Episode 4 - Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?
Release Date: 1995-11-07 -
Episode 5 - Natasha and the Wolf
Release Date: 1995-11-14FRONTLINE takes a riveting and intimate look at a notorious murder case--the story of Maduev, a cunning Russian gangster and killer known as 'The Wolf.' Maduev charmed and seduced all who crossed his path, including his state prosecutor, Natasha Voronstova, who smuggled him a gun to make his escape from prison. With exclusive access to the central characters, the trial, and to secret KGB tapes, this film reveals the heart of a killer's chilling story that has mesmerized Russia.
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Episode 6 - Living on the Edge
Release Date: 1995-12-12 -
Episode 7 - The Gulf War
Release Date: 1996-01-09 -
Episode 8 - The Long March of Newt Gingrich
Release Date: 1996-01-16In this investigative biography of the outspoken and controversial speaker, which first aired in 1996, correspondent Peter J. Boyer takes an inside look at how Gingrich led the GOP to become the majority party and examines the childhood, people and events that shaped his personality and political career.
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Episode 9 - So You Want to Buy a President?
Release Date: 1996-01-30 -
Episode 10 - Murder on 'Abortion Row'
Release Date: 1996-02-06Clinic workers Shannon Lowney and Lee Ann Nichols are murdered by John Salvi, a radical, young, Catholic abortion opponent.
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Episode 11 - Breast Implants on Trial
Release Date: 1996-02-27 -
Episode 12 - Smoke in the Eye
Release Date: 1996-04-02 -
Episode 13 - Angel on Death Row
Release Date: 1996-04-09 -
Episode 14 - Shtetl
Release Date: 1996-04-17FRONTLINE producer Marian Marzynski travels to Poland to search for remnants of the lives and memories of an entire Jewish village, a shtetl lost in the Holocaust.
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Episode 15 - The Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
Release Date: 1996-04-30 -
Episode 16 - The Kevorkian Verdict
Release Date: 1996-05-14 -
Episode 17 - Does America Still Work?
Release Date: 1996-05-21 -
Episode 18 - The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Release Date: 1996-06-04